Railway-car.



Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

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RAILWAY CAR,

o a o a a n o o a a n o J. S. WORTH & C. BRECHT.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.9, 1915.

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RAILWAY CAR. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, 1915.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

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1. s. WORTH & c. BRECHT.

RAILWAY CAR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9. 1915.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

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RAILWAY CAR.

APPLICAHON FILED JAN. 9. 1915. 1,172,095. Patented Feb. 15,1916.

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RAILWAY CAR.

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Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

J. S. WORTH & CLBRECHT.

RAILWAY CAR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, I915.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

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J. S. WORTH & C. BRECHT.

RAILWAY CAR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, 1915.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

7SHEETSSHEET 7- i. v. UNITED STATES r JOHN WORTH AND CHARLES BRECHT, OF COATESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGN- ORS TO JOHN S; WORTH AND WILLIAM P.

SYLVANIA.

metal pressed into shape.

' A further object of the invention is to construct the car so that the body portion will be comparatively light, yet will have suliicient strength to meet the requirements.

A still further object of the invention is to design the car so that the dimensions of the interior will be greater than in cars heretofore constructed having the same outside dimensions.

Another object of the invention is to make the interior of the car with as few obstructions as possible. I

In the accompanying drawings: Figure'l 1s a side view of three-fourths of a car body,

illustrating our invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the roof of the car showing two of the sheets corrugated, the remainder of the sheets being shown plain; Fig. 3 is a View in elevation of one end of thecar; Fig. 4 is asectional plan view at one end of the car on the line rr-a, Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the end of the car on the line b-b, Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the side of the car on the line oc, Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is asectional "iew of the side of the car on the-line d-(Z, Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a sectional View on the line 6-6, Fig. 9, drawn on an enlarged scale and showing the door and the means of suspending it from the car body; Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the line ff, Fig. 8,'showing the door in the closed position; Fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view on the lineg-g, Fig. 2, drawn to an enlarged scale and illustrating the construction of the roof of the car;- Fig. 11 is a transverse sectional view on the line hk, Fig. 10, showing one of the main carlines; Fig. 12 is a side view of one of the intermediate carlines; Fig. 13 is a longitudinal Sectional Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 9, 1915. Serial No. 1,283.

view on the line gq, Fig. 11,

WORTH, BOTH OF COATESVILLE, PENN- Runway-can.

Patented Feb. 115, 1916.

view of one of the roof plates on the line ii, Fig. 10; Fig. 14 is a. sectional View on the line k-k, Fig. 13, showing the contour of the roof plates; Fig. 15 is a perspective View of one of the posts at the side of the car; F 1g. 16 is a perspective view of one of the posts at the end of the car; Fig. 17 is a plan View of one of the corners of the roof, showing the method of bracing and connecting the elements; Fig. 18 is a side View of a corner of the roof illustrated in Fig. 17; Fig. 19 is a sectional view on the line m--m, Fig. 18; Fig. 20 is a sectional view on the line M, Fig. '18; Fig. 21 is a sectional view illustrating the construction of the end post connections, the section being on the line p-p, Fig. 10; Fig. 22 is a sectional 7 illustrating the construction of the side post connections at the roof; Fig. 23 is a sectional View illustrating the construction of the end post connections at the base; Fig. 24 is a sectional view illustrating the construction of the side post connections at the base; Fig. 25 is an enlarged sectional view showing a portion of the side plates and posts on the line s-s, Fig. 1; Fig. 26 is a sectional perspective view of one of the roof plates without corrugations; Fig. 27 is a similar View to Fig. 26, showing a roof plate with corrugations; Fig. 28 is an enlarged sectional view on the line t-t, Fig. 1; Fig. 29 is a sectional perspective view of one of the main carlines'; Fig. 30 is a sectional perspective view-of one of the intermediate carlines; Fig. 31 is a perspective View of one of the metallic protecting strips for the upper edge of the lining; Fig. 32 is a sectional view illustrating a modification, showing the roof-plates flanged and united, the intermediate carline being omitted; and Fig. 33 is a perspective view of one of the side lining panels.

This invention relates particularly to the body of the car.

The platform construction and the running gear may be made in any suitable man ner. Extending from one end of the car to the other are side sills 1.

2, 2 are the bumper plates at the end of the car.

3, 3 and 3 are sheet metal side plates extending from one end of the car to the door opening and each plate has longitudinal corrugations. The s aces ibetween the corrugatlons areshape asshown in Fig 25, toform two flat portions to re-' ceive the flanges 6 of the post 5. The pertions 4 are pressed out at each side of the center so as to form recesses for the heads of the rivets in orderv that these heads will not project beyond the inner line of the car, as one of the important features of this mvention is to makethe inner wall without projections. The corru ations of the late'are formed on the outsi e, asclearly s own in the sectional view- The posts ma be spaced; any given distance apart, accor ing to the type of car desired. he'side plates directly back of the posts may have short corrugatrated at w, Figs. 6- and 28, and a lip 7 on the upper plate projects at an angle so as to direct the water away from the joint and also away from the body of the car. An internal angle brace 8 is 'referably secured .to the lower portion of t e post and to the side stringer, as shown in Fig. 24 so as to materially stren thenthe car at this point.

The post exten s to the full depth of the-- side stringer, while the side plates terminate above the lower edge of the stringer, as illustrated in Fig. 24.

9, 9 and 9" are plates at the end of the These plates preferably extend from.

car. one side of the car to the other and the upper plates overlap the lower plates in the same manner as the side plates overlap. Each plate has a series of longitudinal corruga-' tions spaced apart and between the corrugations are the sections 10 having raised portions 11 on each side forming seats for the flanges 13 of the end posts 12. The flanges are secured to the plates by rivets, the 'heads of the rivets resting in the recesses at the back of the plates so that the heads will not project beyond the lates for the same purpose as that describ side lates. The section 10 may be corrugate' as shown in the drawings or may be plain, as desired.

In the present instance, there are three end posts and the corrugations are very short, makinga substantial end which will resist the strains to which the ends of the car are subjected. The bumper plate 2 is shaped to conform to the lower ends of the a series of short the corrugations in the sideed in reference to the posts which are made as shownin the per spective, Fig. 15, and there is a reinforcing angle plate 14 on the inside of the car secured to the end posts andend structure of the car, see Fig. 23.

.-Extending longitudinally from one end of the car to theother are cornice girder plates. 15, which have a vertical up or flange 16 and a depending flange 17. he upper side plates are secured to the body portion and this girder and the roof plates are securedto the 11 per end of the flan e 16 and the posts are coated within the epending flange 17, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 11. At each side of the posts are flanged'reinforcing plates 18, as illustrated in Fig. 22, I to hold the upper ends of the 'postsrigidly in position.

At each end of the car is a transverse 'rder plate 19 havinga vertical up er ange 20 and a depending flange 21. e

upper end plates. of the car aresecured to the body portion of this girder. The roof end plate 22 has a depending flange 23,

which is secured to theupturned flange 20 and the-flange 21 extends over the end posts 12 and one each side of the end post are flanged reinforcing plates 24 riveted to the post and to the girder 19. The cornice girders 15 and the end girders 19 are secured together by corner plates 25, shown clearly in' Figs. 17 and 18, thus making a rigidfand' substantial frame at the upper end of the car,-which is supported by vertical osts and which carries the roof structure 0 thecar, consequently, the roof structure can be made of comparatively light material as the strains will be takenby this girder frame.

car, are carlines 26, which are shaped as clearly shown in Figs..10 and 11, being bent.

these carlines have a central projecting por- At intervals, throughoutthe length of the a shown in Figs. 11 and 18..- In crosssection,

tion 27 and turned up flanges 28 at each side, which materially strengthen the structure. The outer ends of these flanges fit against the under side of the roof plates 29 and are secured thereto by lines of rivets, Fig. 10. The upper end of the centralportion 27 of each carline is rounded and the edges of the two adjoining plates are bent..- I

up, as at 30, and are also rounded to fit the portion 27 of the carline. The edge of one roof plate overlaps the edge of another and l" a strip 31 is mounted on this joint and a line of nvets extends through the carline, the edges of the two plates and the strip 31, as

clearly illustrated in Fig. 10, making an exceedingly substantial construction and, as the edges of the roof plates are turned up,

water cannot gain access to the joint. The

end roof plate 22 is heavier than the balance 7 i of the roof plates and is turned 'up and rounded, as at 32, and the light-end roof plate 29 fits under this turned up edge, as at 33, and a strip 34 is riveted to the two sections by a line of rivets, as illustrated in Fig. 10. To make this construction more rigid, we preferably secure a plate 35 to the flat portion of the two roof plates 22 and 29.

We preferably make the main cal-lines in the manner described above, but the intermediate carlines need not be heavy and may be made as illustrated at 36, Fig. 10, in which the flanges extend directly from the central portion secured to the flat portions of the roof plates by rivets.

The roof plates 29 are made as shown in Figs. 2, 13 and 14, and may be pressed up without the small corrugations, as illustrated in the main portion of Fig. 2 and 26, but we prefer to use the small corrugations, as illustrated in the left hand portion of Fig. 2 and in Fig. 27, as it materially strengthens and stiffens the plates. Consequently, the plates can be made of comparatively light material. Each roof plate extends from one side of the car to thcother and is bent over and is secured to the cornice girder 15, as shown, in the drawings. Each. plate has a series of triangular projections, which are raised at the center, as shown in Fig. 26, and as the edges of the plates are raised, as at 30, the rain water will travel in the gutters thus formed. The triangular section strengthens the plate and gives a better foothold for any one walking over the .roof.

There is a short longitudinal rib 38 at the center and, as illustrated in Fig. 27, each triangular portion has a central corrugation and lateral corrugations on each side and the body of the plate has a series of short transverse corrugations filling the space between the triangular projections, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. These corrugations may be modified without departing from the essential features of the invention.

The usual running board 39 is secured to brackets 40 projecting from the roof as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The particular contour of the roof above described is illus trated in section in Figs. 13 and 14.

The door structure is made as clearly shown in Figs. 8 and 9, and consists of a frame formed of two vertical angle plates 41 and 42 and an upper angle plate 43 and a lower angle plate 44. Secured to these angle plates, in the present instance are three corrugated plates, 45, 45 and 45 The lower edge of the upper plates overlaps the lower edge of the end plates and has projecting lips which shed water, as shown in Fig. 8. These corrugations extend longitudinally, as clearly shown in Fig. 9. The upper flange of the angle plate extends back of the depending flange 7 which is extended at the doors, as clearly shown in Fig.

2, and forms a rail upon which travels the roller 46 carried by the hanger 47, which is secured to the body of the door. The lower flange of the lower angle plate 44 extends back of the guide rail 48.and under the projecting portion 49 of the door frame. The side members of this door frame are shaped, as shown in Fig. 9, and consist of bent plates 50 and 51 forming the anchorage for the ends of the side plates 3, and 3 of the car, as illustrated in Fig. 1. These shaped plates 50 and 51 extend from the side sills to the horizontal portion of the cornice girder 15 and are secured firmly to the side sills and to upper brackets52, which are also secured to the cornice. Brackets 52 at the lower end secure the side shaped plates 50 and 51' to the base plate 49.

It will be noticed thatthe floor 53 of the car extends to the edge of the base plate 49 so that there is no exposed metal at the floor. Instead of the rollers 46 shown, the hangers may be provided with shoes which are the full equivalent of the rollers. When the door is closed, the forward side plate 41 of the door enters a recess 54 in the plate 50 and the inturned flange 55 extends over the flange 56 of the plate 51, making a comparatively tightjoint. The lining, in the present instance, extends substantially the full height of the car, as illustrated in Figs. 5, 6, and 7, but it may extend any distance, according to the type of car to which the invention is applied.

In Fig. 33 of the drawings, we have shown one of the panels which constitutes the inner lining of the car. One section overlaps another, as shown, and each section is separately secured to the side and end walls of the car so that the sections can be detached and can be readily handled when it is desired to remove them for repairs, painting, or for other purposes. The boards may be arranged vertically and are connected by tongue and groove joints and metallic battens 60 secure the boards of the several sections together, as shown. The end linings 58 fit between the corner posts 59 and the side linings 57 fit between the corner posts and the posts 63 at the doorways. The sections are secured'to the metallic side and ends of the car by bolts 61, which pass through the wooden lining, the battens, and the body plate, see Fig. 28, preferably directly under the projecting lips 7. The heads of the bolts rest in countersunk openings in the lining so that the lining is flush throughout, no metal parts projecting beyond the wood. The upper edges of the lining sections are preferably provided with metallic protecting strips 64, bent as shown in Fig. 10, and extend back ofthe lining and are secured thereto by bolts or screws. The metal strip can be made with vertical corrugations at the back, as shown in Fig. 31,

so as to allow it to stand off from the'body of the car when it is desired to have a circulation of air at the back between the lining and the body of the car. The roof plates may be spaced from the cornice girder so as to allow for ventilation when necessary. The lower portion of the lining preferably rests back of an angle plate secured to the floor of the car. This angle plate, with a series of bolts 61, firmly secures the lining to the inner sides of the car.

It will be noticed that the lining sections rest directly against the fiat portions of the corrugated plates which form an almost continuous support and the battens are located in the outwardly pressed corrugations so that the lining sections occupy very little room in the interior of the car.

In some instances, the intermediate oarlines may be dispensed with, as shown in Fig. 32, and the overlapping edges of the two adjoining roof plates may form a beam having suificient strength to support the roof structure between the main carlines.

By the above construction, it will be seen that we are enabled to make a comparatively light and substantial metallic car from sheetmetal pressed into shape and. the metal is so disposed and proportioned that the car will not be top heavy. The corrugations of the side plates and the end plates are so formed that the interior of the car will be substan-v tially eventhroughout as the posts, which support the structure, are located entirely outside of the car. Furthermore, this adds considerably to the cubical contents of the car. 1'

We claim:

1. The combination in a metal car of the box type, of a series of Ion 'tudinal side plates having short longitudmal corrugations, said lates extending from one end of the car to t e doorway; and flanged vertical posts secured to the outside of the car and extending from the side sill to the upper cornice girder, the plates being depressed at the rivets which secure the plates to the posts so that the vside walls of the car will be flush on the inside.

,2. The combination in a railway car, of side sills and cornice girders extending the full length of the car; a series of longitudinal side plates extending in one piece from one end of the car to the doorway the plates having a series of short longitu inal corrugations, the upper plates overlapping the under plates at one of the corrugations and having is projecting lip; and vertical posts secured to the plates between the corrugations and attached to the side sills and cornice girders.

3. The combination in a railway car, of side sills and cornice girders extending the full length of the car; a series of 'aide plates and vertical side extending from one end of the car to-the doorway and having short horizontal cor"- rugations; vertical posts secured to the plates between thecorrugations and to the side sill and cornice girder, the corrugations of the plate extendmg outward so as to provide a flat inner surface for the interior of the car. v

4. The combination in a railway car, of a lower frame and an upper frame; a series of horizontally arranged plates at the sides and ends of the car, each of said plates having a series of short horizontal corrugations;

osts and end posts extending from the Bottom frame to the top frame on the outside of the car and to which the plates are secured, the plates being depressed at the rivets so as to allow a smooth surface without projections on the interior of the car.

5. The combination in a car, of plates forming the walls of the car, the plates having short horizontal corrugations separated by a flat portion; and outside vertical posts made from bent sheet metal and flanged, the flanges of the posts being secured to the flat ortions of the plates by rivets, the space to the plates and forming part of the frame a of the car; inside linin s detachably mounted against the inside 0 the side plates; and bolts extending through the linings and through the plates at a point directly under the joints and under the water shedding flange.

7 The combination in a metal car, of an end plate; vertical posts secured to the outer side of the plate and reduced at their lower ends; and a bumper plate flanged and shaped to fit the lower ends of the posts.

8. The combination of a car of the box type having side walls of corrugated sheet metal; flat portions on the inner sides of the walls; outside vertical posts to which the sheet metal walls are secured; lining sections for the car; and battens secured to the etween the flanges within the posts having sections, said battens being located in the corrugations of the walls so-that the body of the lining can rest against the flat portions of the walls.

9. The combination in a car, of a base frame; side and end posts; a cornice girder plate extending longitudinally on each side a of the car and having vertical flanges; a se- 1 names to this specification, in the presence ries of main carlines having upturned of two subscribing Witnesses. flanges forming deep girders at each side JOHN S. WORTH. and a series of lntermedlate carhnes having side flanges of less strength than the main CHARLES BRECHT' icarlines; and side and end plates secured to Witnesses: the posts and to the base frame. J 0s. H. KLEIN,

In testimony whereof, we have signed our i WM. A. BARR. 

